Saturday, 23 January 2016

Our editor's pick of this week's 10 best psychology and neuroscience links:

The Brain With David Eagleman (TV show)
New BBC Four series in which neuroscientist David Eagleman explores how the brain, locked in silence and darkness without direct access to the world, conjures up the rich and beautiful world we all take for granted.

Can a Brain Scan Uncover Your Morals?
"Brain images are becoming standard evidence in some of the country’s most controversial and disturbing death penalty trials – including the case of Steven Worthington," writes Kamala Kelkar at The Guardian.

Dr. Elaine Aron on the Highly Sensitive Person (podcast)
Roughly 20 per cent of the population can be classified as highly sensitive, so all of us likely know someone (or are someone) with this trait. Find out more in this new episode of The Psychology Podcast with host Scott Barry Kaufman.

Science is "Other-Correcting"
On his blog, neuropsychologist Keith Laws tells the sorry tale of what happened when he and his colleagues raised concerns about serious errors in a recent journal paper about CBT for psychosis.

What Personality Tests Really Reveal
There are a lot of personality tests claiming to tell you how to work best, writes psychologist Art Markman at FastCompany. Here's how to make sense of them all.